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LIBRARIES - n 1. place where books are kept: the room, building, or institution where a collection of books or other research materials is kept 2. collection of things: a collection of books, newspapers, records, tapes, or other materials that are valuable for research 3. COMPUTING collection of software: a collection of things for use on a computer, for example programs or diskettes, or a collection of routines or instructions used by a computer program 14th century. Via French librairie from, ultimately, Latin libraria 'bookshop', literally 'of books', from, ultimately, liber 'book' (literally 'inner bark of a tree', once used as writing material).